Washington Snowpack Deepest in Nearly a Decade
By Don Jenkins, Capital Press
Washington’s snowpack entered April at 131% of normal, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the fourth deepest in the past 30 years and a good omen for irrigators.
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Husky Giving Day, April 8, 2021
At the University of Washington, our greatest strength is our community. That’s why Husky Giving Day starts and ends with you.
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Improving Models for Solar Climate Intervention Research
By Sebastian Eastham, Sarah Doherty, David Keith, Jadwiga H. Richter, and Lili Xia, EOS.org
Modern climate models were designed to simulate natural systems and changes mainly due to atmospheric carbon dioxide, rather than to predict effects of deliberate climate interventions.
A Cruise on the Cusp
By Jed Thompson for JISAO Magazine
As the novel coronavirus was beginning to spread in the United States, three JISAO researchers departed for a crucial research cruise in South Africa.
Water Clarity Study Sheds Light on Bering Sea Change
From NOAA Fisheries
Innovative research looks beneath the surface to reveal new insight on the ecosystem that supports the nation’s largest commercial fisheries and subsistence and coastal communities across Alaska.
NOAA Research Scientist Profiles: Heather Tabisola
Heather Tabisola on being an ocean ambassador and finding resilience
Heather Tabisola is a research coordinator at the Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies supporting NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Lab.
Washington Forms Healthy Snowpack After Snowiest February in 20 Years
By Glen Farley, King 5 News
A good snowpack means more water for farmers who need irrigation this summer, as well as municipal water supplies.
Record-High Arctic Freshwater Will Flow Through Canadian Waters, Affecting Marine Environment and Atlantic Ocean Currents
By Hannah Hickey, UW News
Freshwater is accumulating in the Arctic Ocean. The Beaufort Sea, which is the largest Arctic Ocean freshwater reservoir, has increased its freshwater content by 40% over the past two decades.
Cascade Mountain Passes Reporting Near Historic Levels of Snow this Winter
By Abby Acone, KOMO News
This week, feet of snow over the Cascades have made for near-impossible driving and high avalanche danger.
Now Accepting Applications for Undergraduate Student Fellowships
The Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies (CICOES) requests applications for the 2021 CICOES Graduate Student Fellowship program.
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